Pretoria: The Department of Health has urged parents and caregivers to ensure their children are up-to-date with vaccinations, as South Africa joins the rest of the continent in commemorating African Vaccination Week. African Vaccination Week, observe…

Cape Town: The Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Edward Kieswetter, has welcomed the agreement reached between various parties and the court order to suspend the planned 0.5 percentage point increase in value-added tax (VAT). T…

Cape Town: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has agreed to a court order suspending his decision to increase the VAT rate by 0.5 percentage points. The Minister of Finance and the main respondents in the matter, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Ec…

Pretoria: Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa are set to unveil the Easter Weekend road safety report during a media briefing on Tuesday. This report will detail the outcomes of the Easter Weekend road safety initiat…

Somerset West: The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will host South Africa’s second G20 Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG) meeting from 6-8 May 2025 in Somerset West, Western Cape. The meeting will bring together senior …

Pretoria: Great news for millions of South African grant beneficiaries is that SASSA Gold Cards will remain operational beyond 31 May 2025, ensuring uninterrupted access to social grants. The announcement made last week comes as a relief for beneficia…

Lagos: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading instrumental infrastructure solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Ireti Samuel-Ogbu as Chair of its Board of Directors. She succeeds Mr. Emeka Emuwa, who has complete…

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day.

According to African Press O…